GREENFIELD, Ind. — Three women wanted on felony warrants from Covington, Georgia were arrested outside Indianapolis on Sunday after they allegedly taunted police on social media.
According to a release from the Indiana State Police, the women posted an image which showed them underneath the caption, "Do ya job [expletive]."
The three fugitives led Trooper Christopher Waltz on a police chase on Interstate 70 in Hancock and Henry counties of Indiana, east of Indianapolis before they were stopped.
Trooper Waltz was patrolling on I-70 about 15 miles east of Indianapolis on I-70 in Hancock County, when he spotted a white Nissan Sentra allegedly driving at a high rate of speed.
Waltz said that as he pulled behind the Nissan, but before flipping on his lights, the driver of the Nissan abruptly jumped from an exit lane back onto the main travel lanes of I-70.
Waltz turned on his lights, but the driver refused to stop, and the chase was on. The pursuit entered Henry County and was joined by several other police agencies, including the Henry County Sheriff's Office and the Shirley Police Department. The Nissan was finally brought to stop on I-70 near the 120-mile marker.
All three women, 23-year-old Toni L. Huizar of Fort Myers, Fla., 27-year-old Amber L. Dunlap of Lehigh Acres, Fla., and 26-year-old Tiphanie D. Sager of Cape Coral, Fla., were taken into custody and transported to the Hancock County Jail in Greenfield, Ind.
Huizar, the Nissan's driver, was initially charged with resisting law enforcement with a vehicle and possession of stolen property. Dunlap and Sager were each were each initially charged with possession of stolen property.
Three women wanted in Covington are arrested in Indiana
After the Nissan was impounded, and during an inventory of the car, which was found to be a rental car, investigators found a substantial amount of credit cards, checkbooks, social security cards and identification cards belonging to people not tied to the women, and which were later believed to be stolen.
All three women are believed to be the subjects of felony warrants out of Covington, based on a string of thefts there, including at the Covington YMCA on January 19.
On January 23, the Covington Police Department issued a BOLO alert, which included what they said was surveillance video from a local Kroger store and a Hibbett Sports location of the suspects making purchases with a stolen credit card from the YMCA theft.
In addition, earlier this month, the suspects allegedly used social media to brag about their crimes and taunt law enforcement who were looking for them.
Back in Indiana, the Hancock County Prosecutor is reviewing the case to determine any additional charges related to Sunday's incident. Along with Indiana charges, the women are expected to be extradited back to Georgia to face the charges they are wanted for in Covington.
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